---
name: "gcin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gcin"
version: "2.9.4+dfsg1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gcin"
---

# gcin(1)

an input method server

## NAME

gcin - an input method server

## SYNOPSIS

**gcin** **\[-h\|-v\|--version\]**\

## DESCRIPTION

**gcin** is an input method(IM) server, which focused mainly on Traditional Chinese. It is also very useful for Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and many other languages. IM table format of gcin is almost as same as those of scim and xcin. Users may append their IMs to gcin very easily. The "g" of gcin means that it features a better GTK+ user interface.

If you are looking for configuration tool of gcin, please see the manpage of **gcin-tools**.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, -v, --version**

  Show version of gcin.

## FILES

- /usr/share/gcin/table/gtab.list

  Input methods available for gcin. You may copy it to $HOME/.gcin/ and edit it as you like. If you have no $HOME/.gcin/gtab.list, /usr/share/gcin/table/gtab.list will be used.

- /usr/share/gcin/script/html-browser

  A file helps gcin finding html browsers when needed. You may add any compatible html browser to it.

- /usr/share/gcin/script/utf8-edit

  A file helps gcin finding text editors when needed. You may add any UTF-8 compatible text editor to it.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

- LC\_CTYPE

  For bash: export LC\_CTYPE=zh\_TW.UTF-8\
   For csh: setenv LC\_CTYPE zh\_TW.UTF-8

- XMODIFIERS

  For bash: export XMODIFIERS=@im=gcin\
   For csh: setenv XMODIFIERS @im=gcin

- GTK\_IM\_MODULE

  For bash: export GTK\_IM\_MODULE=gcin\
   For csh: setenv GTK\_IM\_MODULE gcin

- QT\_IM\_MODULE

  For bash: export QT\_IM\_MODULE=gcin\
   For csh: setenv QT\_IM\_MODULE gcin

- GCIN\_CONNECT\_MSG\_ON

  Display messages for socket connections.

- GCIN\_DBG\_TMP

  Display additional debug messages.

- GCIN\_ERR\_COREDUMP

  Option for debugging.

- GCIN\_IM\_CLIENT\_NO\_AUTO\_EXEC

  Disable auto-evoke in gcin protocol.

- GCIN\_OUTPUT\_FILTER

  Assign output filter to process data before the IM server send them to clients.

- GCIN\_TABLE\_DIR

  Assign directory for IM tables other then /usr/share/gcin/table.

## SEE ALSO

[**gcin-tools**(1)](/gcin-tools/1.md), [**gcin2tab**(1)](/gcin2tab/1.md), [**phoa2d**(1)](/phoa2d/1.md), [**juyin-learn**(1)](/juyin-learn/1.md), [**gcin-message**(1)](/gcin-message/1.md)

## AUTHORS

- Edward Der-Hua Liu

  Wrote gcin and associated tools.

- Friend of Chanjei IM, Malaysia \<www.chinesecj.com\>

  Author of original Chanjei IM version 5 table.

- Dayi Co., Ltd. \<http://www.dayi.com\>

  Author of Dayi IM.